Receptacle.



H. A. INMAN & C. T. BLOOMER.

l RECEPTACLE.

APPucATmN man funs 2s, 1.915.

Patented Feb. 22, ERG.

inventors 3 Tvfmw/f Attorneys.

ooMPANY, or-.nnwnnn NEW YoRK, A

nox oo., or' Newv Yom; N. Y.

To all whom tf/my concern: y

Be` it known that We, 'HARRY A.. .INMANv and CHARLES T. Enormes, citizens of theL `United States, residing, rcspectiveiy, at Amsterdam Newark, in they connties of .Montgomery and Wayne and-#titte of New York, have'invented" a" new and` useful Re ceptec1e, of Which'the following a specification.

The present inyntion'appertaine to. re?,

` ceptacles, .and aims topprovide a novel and improved receptacle vvhiehv may be used generally for holdingllquid'as Weli a'stsolid or semi-liquid contents, and which is of neat `and attractive appearance and construction` so as to render the Ysame practical for most all purposes. p y

The present receptacle has its body or side walls composed of paper,cardboard or.y equivalent stock, having a. ybottoni or end oughly substantial or firrn Ain construction, and Will1 serve itsy oiiice `in a vthoroughly efficient and' advantageous manner.

Another featnre ofhjth'e invention residesV in the fact that aplur-ality of. the receptaclesp may be nestedtogether,.whereby they may" be boxedendsshipped Within vsmall encompassg, for purpose o*` economy, the recepwie taclesy when nested iiotibleing liable to injure one another. f

rihe invention also: resides in improved details' of construeticm,d to enhance the utility of/the device, and to enable the saine to he manufactured cheaply and in a practical* .mannen With the foregoing kand other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in theconi- `bination andfarrangement of parts and in the details of'constrliction' hereinafter described and claimed, it `being "understood that lchanges in the preciseemb iment of' the invention herein disclosed? [n be mil1e.

within the scopeof Whatis claimedwritiout departing from the spiritjofathe-involition.

` The inventionis illustrated in 'theaccom-' Apainyingmdranving,` wherein i ATNTQFFICE- l HARRY AINMAn, or AMSTERDAMQANDQCHABLES T. BLooMEn, ornawAnKjNEW YORK, Assionons or ONE-THIRD rro een)r INMAN, cnn-THIRD ToBLOOMER Bacs. nn ons-sumen' To E1s/:rien PAPER `mman e' Rnonr'rAotE. l

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application led .T une 26, 1915. Seril N o.v 36,475.3

.captada Fig- 5 is an enlarged verticalv secs# e l vpensive;shipment.

-a downturned marginal 'fiange 4 fitting.l snugly Within the .lower end portion-of the' i is bent outwardly and upwardly around-fthe iTheportion.y 5 providesan outstandingan# ens the body, but which, also adds to `the apl vpearance thereof andfservesY as an veffective mea'nsjo'r sgpprtinfftli'e receptacle uponn aflsirfacefi i f' Patented Feb. 22, '1916,

Figure 1 illustrates aI plurality of the/ray ceptacles in nested relation, one of thereii 55. vceptacle's being shown' in section, and the 'if others beingy shown'in elevation. Fig. 2 isa top View of one receptacle. Fig; '3 is a cross section thereof taken on the line `B-Z-ro Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a 'bottom view of the -re`- 60V tion of the receptacle gehen on thevlfine 5;5"1v of Eig. 2, portionsbeinglbroken away, `and a rcap or closurefdiskbeing illustrated in po-Z 5 sition for closing .the receptacle. Fig. Gi an enlarged sectional 'detail illustrating "the manner in which the: bottom isattached to? the body. 1 A i' in turning out the invention, the 'bodygt'VA` of the receptacle is formed from a blank of' 70-y n paper, cardboard, or eqi'livalent stock, vvhiclifl has the overlapped portions 2 that arepestedff ork otherwise `secured together. The bodyjlf'j is of frnsto-conical 'or tapered form,whic`li"V is-not only desirable in the use of the re-'75 ceptacle, but which also Yenables ay plurality y of the rcceptaclesto be nested compactly to'-- getherjforj purpose of convenient ondy neXfff yThe bottom 3' is constructed of sheetr meta-1,@f` Q or equivalent material and 1s of circular or disk-like form, the lottom 3 fitting Witlli'ri'fg-y thief,y smaller end portiono-i'the body I 'at "f" point spaced above the lower or smaller end` i of the body. This bottornf is provided with body, and theedge portion of the 'flaifxgel` loiverend of the^body-1, as at 5, to enibrao kthefouttmned lower end. of the body. ,i The edge y7 of the 1 ia'nge 4"grips the 'stock rand clamps `it securely against the body of ,the flange LLend holds. the lower endg 6 of the body Within the .bent orcnrled `portion* 5H. y, nul'ar bead carried bythe lower end of the body, which not only reinforces orstrengthi?V Fitting 'snugly vlthln the upper orlangerl` f end.portion'oftlleiloodylgy is` a sheet rne'talv r 1 ringgfwhose loWeredge has an)inturned'riloo hich"islrelatively narrow. The upper edge portion of the ring il is bent or curved outwardly and downwardly, as at lf), lo embrace the ontturned upper end 1:2 ol the body, and the upper edge .l1- ot' the rimar 8 grips the stock and clamps it tightly against the body of the ring' 8. The .curled or bent portion 10 provides" an outstanding: annular bead carried by the upper end ol the body, which matches the lower head. The two heads protect the body',' since when the receptacle is laid or handled upon a surface, the beads will con tact therewith, and ivill hold the body spaced from said surface ao that the body Wi l not be dented or handling of the receptacle.

The ring 8 and its flange l) provide a seat lor the reception of the cap o1' closure disk 1l constructed of cardboard or equivalent material, whereby the cap 14 will close the receptacle or vessel. It is preferable to provide the ring;lr H with an inwardly projecting annular rib 15 ovvi-hanging the flange 9 and under which the niarla'in of the cap 14 is engageal-Jle to hold the ca'p tightly upon the flange l), for preventing: the cap from heilig accidentally detached, and also to prevent lea lenire.

The sheet metal bottom and ring being secured to the ende of the body will reinforce and strengthen the body, whereby the receptacle will not become bent or distorted out ol shape readily. The receptacle may be winexpansively manufactured, since the greater o. body portion of the receptacle is constructed of paper, cardboard, or other inexpensive material, which, moreover, renders the receptacle sanitary and hygienic in use. The receptacle inaj/heemployed for divers purposes for containing and handling various liquids and solids, and it is of course understood that the receptacle may be constructed in various einer, and proportions, to varv the capacity thereof.

l Ylien the receptacles are being shipped in quantity, they may he compactly nested together, not only for purpose of economy, but also for purpose of `protecting the receptacles during transit, so t iat they are not liable to be broken or injured." A series of the receptaclea` may `be conveniently nested to gretlier; as suggested in llig. l. Considering two of the receptacles in nested relation, the lower head ol thc inner receptacle will bear against the body of the outer receptacle,

i In practice;

struck or ont otherwise injured during theA i blank, as the ring 'palper or material.

while the flange 9 of the outer receptacle will hear against the body of the inner receptacle, so that the receptacles are prevented from vibrating,r or jostling, and in this manner, the ,receptacles are held lfirmly attheir opposite ends to prevent injury thereto. i

the present vessel or receptacle is a most desirable and convenient one, and has numerous advantages which will be apparent t'o those familiar in the art without further comment being;r necessary.

An important feature of the invention resides in the fact that the bottom 3 may be out of the saine sheet metal 8, whereby the bottom 3 being cut from the blank leaves the ring S. This provides for a saving of material, since there is no waste, it being noted, that the bottom benner of smaller diameter than the upper ring.;l 8 enables the botto `i and ring to e readily cut from one blanl t is also preferable 1 of the receptacle out of moisture-proof 'loving thus described the: invention, what is claimed as new is:

A receptacle adapted to be nested with others of like construction, comprising a frusta-conical tapered paper body, a sheet metal bottom littmg within the smaller end of the body and having an outstanding bead embracing said end, and a sheet-metal ring fitting snugly Within the larger end'of the lmdy and having an nturned" flange at'. its

l lower edge and an outstanding bend at its upper edge embracing the lar er end of the body, the iirst mentioned bendg and inturned flange being of such proportions that when. a number o'f the receptacles are nested, the beads and inturned flanges of the several receptacles will Contact simultaneously with the respective bodies.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own, we have' hereto aixed our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

HARRY A. INMAN. Vitnesses WILLIAM LEE, W. H. Imran.

CHARLES T. BLOOMER. Witnesses:

Josnrn GILBERT, Lnwxs A. Gmnnn'r.

as indicated. to construct the body 

